With the Christmas election only a few weeks away you might want to know how to vote. Particularly when many voters have declared themselves as politically homeless.
First, it might make sense to see if you feel your preferred party would have a chance where you live. I blogged about the shortcomings of the first past the post system here.
But how do you do it? How do you decide if what politicians are saying is likely to transform into reality? These men and women spend their days overflowing with commitments and pledges but we all know that they don't always fulfil them.
The answer is easier than you think.
They are not legally bound to what they say. I know it might not sound fair but in a way, this gives them flexibility for when they are in power. Take the conservative manifesto in 2017, for example. They could not put it in effect at all. Some say it was because they didn't anticipate that they needed an outright majority.
So how do we decide who to trust in the politically homeless era?
Take any single party promise and try to answer these questions:
- Is it too good to be true?
- Have they been consistent throughout the election campaign and before the election campaign?
And the most important of all:
- Have they failed you before?
I'm sure none of the parties will be able to answer all these questions comfortably. Therefore you will have to make your decision based on:
- Can they comfortably answer the above questions in a topic that is important to you?
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